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in the

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pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. It has previously been known as Miss Ohio Universe. It is produced by Proctor Productions. The pageant is currently held in

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and has previously been hosted by

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and

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. Two Ohio representatives,

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in 1965 and

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in 1981, have won the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Universe pageant. The most notable Miss Ohio USA is actress and Oscar winner

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, who was 1st runner up at

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. Other notable former titleholders include actress, model and sportscaster

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and two former ''Survivor'' contestants, Kim Mullen of '' Survivor: Palau'' and

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of '' Survivor: Tocantins.'' Two Miss Ohio USA titleholders have previously competed at

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. Two have also competed at

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. The most recent placement was Sir'Quora Carroll placing 3rd runner-up in 2022. The current titleholder is Sir'Quora Carroll of Canal Winchester and was crowned on May 21, 2022 at Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in

. She represented Ohio for the title of

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, finished as 3rd runner-up.

Gallery of titleholders

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, Miss Ohio USA 1960, seen in her film ''

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2016)

Results summary

*Miss USAs:

(1965),

(1981) *1st runners-up:

(1986) *2nd runners-up:

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(2012) *3rd runners-up: Kim Weeda (1982), Stacy Offenberger (2006), Sir'Quora Carroll (2022) *4th runners-up: Kathryn Gabriel (1957), Kathleen Kehlmier (1972) *Top 10/12: Melissa Proctor (1990), Melinda Miller (1999), Kristin Smith (2013), Alice Magoto (2019) *Top 15/16: Eleanore Mack (1953), Barbara Randa (1954), Eleanor Wood (1956), Corrine Huff (1960), Gail Krielow (1964), Karen Dietz (1966), Linda Hoyle (1968), Jane Harrison (1970), Megan Wise (2016), Sthephanie Miranda (2020) Ohio holds a record of 23 placements at

Awards

*Miss Photogenic: Kim Thomas (1980) *Miss Congeniality: Monica Day (2008) *Best State Costume: Kim Thomas (1980), Kim Weeda (1982)

Winners

;Color key

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miss Ohio Usa

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